Acrasiomycetes May 2026

: They exist as individual, independent amoebas. When food runs out, they swarm together to build a multicellular fruiting body called a sorocarp. Even when tightly packed together to move or build this structure, they remain separate cells with their own individual cell walls or membranes.

To understand why Acrasiomycetes do not form a solid or continuous piece, it is helpful to look at how they compare to "true" slime molds: acrasiomycetes

: They live independently in soil or decaying plant matter eating bacteria. They only come together into a visible structure as a survival mechanism to cast off spores. : They exist as individual, independent amoebas